My life is a little crazy at the moment. We just recently got a 24 hour eviction notice and had to move our entire life in one day. My mom wants to move back to Massachusetts but complains that we can’t because of the scholarship I am working for. Plus my parents argue all the time, jobs are scarce and my mom asks me to do almost EVERY chore in the house, (dishes, laundry, sweeping, dusting, my brother, my sister, and my rooms, washing windows, etc.) So I am under a lot of stress at home. Due to all the stress I am falling behind in school. I do try my hardest, and I am in all honors classes. But with all the stress I am finding it hard to focus and I am having panic attacks. I feel like I am in over my head and not quite sure what to do. Everyone is telling me to choose between school and family, but isn’t there a way to take care of both without offending anyone? I already talked to my mother and she says that all the chores I do are my way of helping the family and I need to be more grateful. So what do I do?
My sister is eight and my brother is nine
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i am afraid you have to be firm with you mother and tell her you are no longer being a house cleaner. there must b a balance, you future is at stake here and you have to say that you need time to study and that once you have done your school work THEN the house work gets done. simple there are just certain things that have to be left. and house work important as it is , is not the most important thing.
Have you an aunt that you can talk to, maybe some one that you can trust and that person can have a word with your mum.
remember this is such an important time of your life do not muck it up with all the stress your mum must be under Immense stress so be gentle.
You don’t mention how old you and your siblings are; that could make difference in the answers your get.
That aside, I’ll assume you’re nearing graduation. If this is the case, you may want to see if you could finish the year out with a friend if they are moving to Mass. Even if they do not move, the siblings should be able to help out around the house. I see no reason why you should bear the brunt of workload.
Sadly, it sounds like at this point in your life, is sounds like one will have to take precedent over the other. I would recommend school, because the job market ***** right now and may not get much better.